On the night of Ah Jiu's departure, another murder occurred in the inner city.

When Song Wenyu came back with stars and moons, although Ah Jin was lying on the bed, he did not fall asleep because of Ah Jiu's departure. Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, she hurriedly sat up from the bed.

Song Wenyu tiptoed, sat lightly on the edge of the bed, and reached out to touch Ah Jin's long hair in the moonlight. "I woke you up?"

Ah Jin took his hand in his hand and shook his head, "I smell a smell of blood on you, what's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Song Wenyu was silent for a while, then sighed softly and said: "Something happened indeed, another official in the inner city was killed, I was in a hurry to go out just now, and I went to investigate the scene with Luo Teng." ”

"It's the same technique as the previous cases?" Ah Jin asked, her mind spinning quickly, and she immediately thought of the crux of the matter.

Song Wenyu nodded, but he had doubts, "On the surface, it seems like this, it is also poisoned, but I always feel that there is something wrong." ”

Ah Jin frowned and stopped talking. She thought of the news she had only gotten from Chujian not long ago, since the Star Picking Pavilion had inexplicably disappeared from the rivers and lakes, why would anyone continue to do such a thing in the inner city. If it is a new Jianghu organization, Tongtian Pavilion should also have heard of it.

What's even more suspicious is that the murderer who suddenly appeared, even the modus operandi is the same as the person who picked up the Star Pavilion before.

"What do you think is wrong?" Ah Jin looked at Song Wenyu and felt that his hands were a little cold, so he got up and lit the oil lamp, urging Song Wenyu to go behind the screen and change his clothes with the smell of cold and blood.

Song Wenyu walked behind the screen, and while changing his clothes, he muttered: "I always feel that this time I started in a hurry than the previous times." In the previous cases, the killer was ambushed in the bitter master's house for a long time, and then picked an excellent moment and did it without knowing it. This time, it was resolute. ”

"How did you come to this conclusion?" Ah Jin sat at the table, dressed in white and snowy, with black hair like a waterfall. When Song Wenyu came out from behind the screen, he happened to see such a picturesque beauty.

He was slightly stunned, and waited until Ah Jin turned his head to look at her before he said, "In the previous cases, except for Lord Wang's family, the deceased was only discovered after the second day. This time, within an hour after the incident, it was seen by the people in the family. It's like ......"

"It looks like a temporary idea, but it continues the previous modus operandi, so you think this time it was deliberately discovered?" Ah Jin felt that Song Wenyu's idea was a little incredible, "Why?" To provoke the imperial court? ”

Song Wenyu didn't speak, he paced around the room with his hands in his hands, and after walking back and forth a few times, he said, "There is another strange place." ”

"Huh?" Ah Jin looked up at Song Wenyu.

"The deceased this time is a princeling." Song Wenyu said slowly.

……

When the sky gradually turned white, Zhu Liangxin woke up. She lay there, not sleepy, and she didn't want to close her eyes. The long night is long, and she has tasted this kind of bone-eating loneliness for so many years, but today, she is inexplicably frightened.

"Mama Kong," until the sky was completely bright, Zhu Liangxin lazily called Mama Kong to come and serve.

Mama Kong hooked the curtain hanging in front of the bed to the side of the bed, and helped Zhu Liangxin to sit down in front of the dressing mirror, and when the palace maids who were waiting around her went down to prepare things for Zhu Liangxin to wash, Mama Kong whispered in Zhu Liangxin's ear: "Niangniang, something happened." Someone from the Liu family was killed. ”

"The Liu family?" Zhu Liangxin raised his head and looked at Mama Kong through the dressing mirror, "Which Liu family." ”

"Liu Yi's distant relative, Liu Gain."

Zhu Liangxin was stunned for a moment, only to feel a chill in his heart. She stared at Mama Kong, her eyes were cold, "How did their family become a bitter master." ”

Mama Kong shook her head, "I don't know the specific old slave." This news has just come from the court, and now it has dispersed, but the sage left Song Wenyu and Luo Teng behind. ”

Zhu Liangxin lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, then rolled his eyelids and looked at Mama Kong and said, "Why are they two." ”

Faced with Zhu Liangxin's question, Mama Kong couldn't answer. At this moment, the first-class palace maid Xinlan and the two little envoys had already brought in the toiletries. The two tacitly did not talk about the topic again.

……

Song Wenyu and Luo Teng were both left in the imperial study by Xiao Wusheng, and they were not released until they were about to have lunch. Luo Teng frowned, and walked side by side with Song Wenyu to dismount. Seeing that the carriage and the small servants of the Song family were waiting there from a distance, he said goodbye to Song Wenyu and hurriedly got on the horse and went outside the palace gate.

Song Wenyu walked to the carriage and looked in the direction where Luo Teng disappeared with the little guy. "Where is he going?"

The little guy asked.

"Go to the Yamen," Song Wenyu was blunt about this little guy, after he said this, he glanced back at the little guy, and frowned, "Get in the car first." ”

So saying, he got into the carriage first. The little guy stuck out his tongue, sat neatly in the car, raised his horsewhip and said, "Childe, where are we going?" ”

Song Wenyu, who was sitting in the carriage, was silent for a while, and replied angrily: "Go back to the Song Mansion." ”

When the little guy heard this, he immediately stopped, picked up the curtain and looked at Song Wenyu and said, "Didn't you say okay, take me to the yamen." ”

"Lorten is there." Song Wenyu looked at him and said.

The two stared at each other for a while, and the little guy finally lowered the curtain first and drove the carriage back to the Song Mansion. As soon as the carriage came to a stop, the little man was gone. When Song Wenyu got out of the car, he looked for a while, but he couldn't find it, so he lowered his head helplessly.

At this time, lunch in the east wing room was ready, Ah Jin angrily pushed the door in, and while walking into the house, he took off the little maid dress, and finally uncovered the human skin mask on his face.

"Ah Zhen, water." She slapped her mask on the table and said without looking up.

A cup of herbal tea was handed to Ah Jin, Ah Jin reached out to take it, looked up and was about to say thank you, but he was stunned, "Ah Jiu? ”

"Girl." Ah Jiu said and knelt down.

The two were relatively silent, and after a long while, Ah Jin said softly, "You get up." ”

"Girl, it's Ah Jiu's mistake. Ah Jiu shouldn't have saved her from running out like this, making the girl worried. ”

"It's good to be back. I didn't say anything when I first saw him, so don't say anything in front of him. Ah Jin held the tea in both hands and commanded softly, without a trace of annoyance in his words.

This kind of Ah Jin makes Ah Jiu even more distressed and strange. Liang Jin, the eldest lady of Tongtian Pavilion that she is most familiar with, has already polished her edges and corners in just a few months after marrying Song Wenyu, and has become much quieter.

Ah Jiu raised his head, just about to say something to Ah Jin. At this time, Song Wenyu pushed the door and came in. Seeing Ah Jiu kneeling in front of Ah Jin, he was stunned for a moment, and the next second he wanted to retract the foot that had crossed the threshold.

Seeing that he had this action, Ah Jin hurriedly stopped him, "Come in if you come in, hide what." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ah Jiu stood up in response, and after saluting the two, he withdrew from the room. Song Wenyu stood at the door and watched Ah Jiu leave, then looked at Ah Jin and said, "What's wrong with her?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that I miss my relatives a little. I gave her two days off and let her rest and rest," Ah Jin replied lightly, seeing Song Wenyu walk into the room, he talked about today's events as soon as the conversation changed, "You said last night that you would take me to the yamen to see the body of the deceased, why did you change your mind again." ”

"It's not a change of hexagram, I'll take you there now, and I'm bound to meet Luo Teng. If you are seen by him, how can you explain it? Song Wenyu patiently comforted Ah Jin and said: "What I promised you, I will definitely do it, you don't have to be in such a hurry." ”

Ah Jin sat aside and thought to himself, if he knew this, it would be better to use the old method, directly disguise himself as a servant, and just blend in.

Song Wenyu saw that she didn't speak, and he was a little uncertain, so he asked tentatively: "You won't have any bad ideas, right?" I advise you not to, Luo Teng is very wary of your Tongtian Pavilion people, you don't want to hit the muzzle of the gun at this time. ”

"I know, I don't need you to remind me," Ah Jin glanced at him, then lowered his head and pondered, "Since the incident of Concubine Liang ten years ago, Tongtian Pavilion has never been involved in the affairs of the imperial court, and this is also an agreement between the righteous father and the saint. For so many years, there has been nothing to do with each other, who just wants to touch the mold of the Heavenly Pavilion at this time. ”

"Naturally, it is the one who wants to disturb this pool of spring water. The water is muddy enough to make a profit. Song Wenyu replied without thinking.

"If, as you said, the person who wants to disturb this pool of spring water is not only a vested interest in the future, but he also knows the ins and outs of what happened ten years ago. So you say, who could be behind this? ”

Song Wenyu looked at Ah Jin, and said after a while: "I used to have an answer in my heart, but now, I'm not sure." ”

"Why?" Ah Jin looked at him suspiciously.

"Because...... This bitter lord is on the prince's camp. The crown prince is now in full swing as a supervisor of the country, and the situation is just right. There is no need for him to suddenly hire a murderer at this time, and he is still in his own camp. ”

"Maybe it's to clear your name." Ah Jin thought of Xiao Shuo's assassination in the Prince's Mansion. She fell silent suddenly, if it was to clear suspicion, the previous assassination was more like.

This time, there is indeed some added to the picture.

"He didn't have to. Now that the saint is lingering on the sickbed, and he has given him the position of the prison country, there is no need for him to do more at this time,", Song Wenyu touched his smooth chin, and suddenly looked a little sluggish, "If King Run is still there...... I'm going to doubt him. ”

Ah Jin didn't say anything, in fact, she had a vague feeling all along: Xiao Zhan was not dead. So to a certain extent, Song Wenyu's suspicion can also be established.

Ah Jin opened his mouth, wanting to express his own opinion on this matter. But when she saw Song Wenyu suddenly turn her head to look at herself, her serious and serious appearance startled her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I suddenly remembered something," Song Wenyu's expression was a little heavy and complicated, "Ninth Emperor Prince Xiao Nuo, is he still alive." At the beginning, he disappeared with Concubine Liang, and he has not been heard from since. Actually, he didn't die, and he grew up, didn't he? ”

A thin bead of sweat oozed from Ah Jin's back, but her face did not show any abnormality, "What you said is not impossible." But if you ask me about the whereabouts of Xiao Nuo, the Nine Emperor Princes, it's a little strange. How do I know if he's alive or dead? ”

"There have always been rumors in the inner court that they were taken away by your stepfather." Song Wenyu said.

"Oh? Is it? Ah Jin looked at Song Wenyu with a smile and said, "I was only eight years old that year, and I really don't know if there is such a thing." ”

Song Wenyu looked at her for a long time, but he really couldn't find the slightest flaw, so he softened his tone and said: "That's why, Luo Teng has always felt that the whole thing has something to do with Tongtian Pavilion. ”

"That's why he thinks that we want to support the Nine Emperor Princes to ascend to the throne, so they will pretend to be attached to the crown prince first, and then rebel later. In order to make the people in the court suspicious of the crown prince who is now the most vocal, and create chaos. ”

Song Wenyu didn't admit it, nor did he deny it, but just looked at Ah Jin and said earnestly: "Only when people are panicked can they take advantage of it." ”

Ah Jin stood up and walked behind the screen, "That's the truth. Unfortunately, you suspect the wrong person. ”

In the process of changing clothes, Ah Jin never waited for Song Wenyu's reply. It wasn't until she walked out of the screen in full dress that she found that Song Wenyu had left at some point.

Ah Jin looked at the empty room, a little stunned.

"Girl?" Ah Zhen came in with lunch, but saw that Ah Jin was the only one standing in the room in a daze, a little strange, "It's time to eat." ”

"yes, okay." Ah Jin nodded and sat down at the table on his own.

That night, Song Wenyu did not come back when he arrived in Youyou. Ah Jin was very upset, so he simply packed up and went out. After a few ups and downs, I unconsciously came to the gate of the Great Compassion Temple.

Ah Jin was standing in front of the mountain gate, thinking about whether to go in, when she heard Ah Yin's voice coming from behind her, "Sister? ”

Ah Jin turned around, and really saw Ah Yin standing behind her in white.

"Why are you here?"

"Mrs. Ren is asleep, I'm really bored, so I said here to practice swords."

Hearing this, Ah Jin glanced at the broken star he was holding in his hand, and was a little crying and laughing. "You haven't even unsheathed this sword."

"Well, it's just a gesture. I don't want to make too much noise," Ah Yin replied, and pointed to the stone bench on the side, "Sister, let's sit there for a while." ”

"Okay." Ah Jin sat opposite him, black and white, and when he saw that Ah Yin looked at him without any abnormality, he couldn't help but smile: "You're not interested in knowing why I'm wearing a night suit?" ”

Ah Yin shook his head, indicating that he was really not interested.

Ah Jin laughed and said, "You are really ...... It hasn't changed at all. Actually, it's nothing, I just wanted to come and see you, and Madame. ”

"Everything is normal here, except for the occasional few uninvited guests, who have been dealt with by me."

"Who is it, can you find out where you came from?"

"It was someone from the Zhu family who came a while ago. Recently, the moves of this person who came did not look like the Zhu family, but seemed to be a bit like the lost plum picking hand on the rivers and lakes. It's just that...... In addition to the Tsutenkaku, has this lost secret book been lost to other places? ”

Ah Yin looked at Ah Jin puzzled, Ah Jin's hand on his knee subconsciously tightened a little, but there was still a faint smile on his face, "What does the person you fight look like." ”

"Dressed in black," Ah Yin glanced at Ah Jin, "it's a man." ”

Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the person Ah Yin had met might be the person he had fought in the Great Compassion Temple before. She stood up suddenly, was silent for a moment, and then sat down slowly.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Ah Yin looked at her fidgeting appearance and asked.

"It's nothing, you guard Madame here, you must protect him," Ah Jin said, pulling out the jade flute inserted in his waist and handing it to Ah Yin, "This jade flute saved my life, and now the thing is returned to its original owner." ”

Ah Yin took it with both hands, and when he looked up, he saw Ah Jin's body flying away lightly. He held the jade flute tightly in his hand, turned around and walked into the quiet mountain gate of the Great Compassion Temple.